"The main bulk of the time is spent designing and creating the custom-built frame which the cake stands on but the most challenging part of this project was sculpting the very recognisable faces from modelling chocolate.

"Even the eyes are edible and are made from poured sugar.

"I just enjoy making cakes that look real.

"The reactions I get from people are amazing so I keep getting asked to do more and more.

"So far I haven't turned down any requests.

"I'll give anything a go, as long as it's a cake.

"It's never easy to produce something like this as the people I'm trying to recreate in cake form are instantly recognisable but I'm delighted with how it turned out."

Indeed, Lara's cakes have become so popular since she tried her hand at baking for the first time in 2013 that she has turned it into a business with 'Lara Mason Cake Art'.

She added: "I always make my cakes to taste as good as they look.

"So here's hoping this one turns out okay when someone finally cuts into it."

The official cake for the royal wedding will be made by the owner of a bakery in Hackney, London.

Kensington Palace said Prince Harry and Meghan chose American Claire Ptak to create their wedding cake, which will be lemon and elderflower.

It will be covered in buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers.

Claire started her own business as a stall in Broadway Market, East London, cooking from home, before opening her organic bakery in 2010.

Prince Harry and Meghan will marry at St George's Chapel in Windsor on Saturday.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - who baptised Meghan in March - will officiate the service.

Approximately 600 guests have been invited to the ceremony.

In addition some 2,640 members of the public are to get access to the castle grounds for the wedding.